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A silky smooth example of a cooler climate Shiraz. It works so beautifully. Everything sits together so comfortably with the...

Paracombe Caretaker Cabernet 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet

A single vineyard Cabernet that shows the Adelaide Hills should not be overlooked for quality Cabernet. So much is happening...

Paracombe The Reuben 2018

A blend of Bordeaux varieties matured in French oak. Blackcurrants, dark cherry skin, bitter cocoa nib and chocolate dust. Prune...

Paracombe Shiraz 2018

A meeting of blackberries and wild raspberries, held by chocolatey oak and coffee syrup spice. There is a lacework of...

Paracombe Chardonnay 2021

A kaleidoscope of lemon citrus, kumquat and golden peach. Some sparkler flint and toasted coconut flakes lead to a creamy...

Paracombe Caretaker Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

From vines, just 425 of them, originally planted in the Adelaide Hills back in the mid-90s, only 390 bottles were...

Paracombe Caretaker Cabernet 2018

Red Wine - Cabernet

Fall into a well of this wine and your senses would perish happy, the 2018 Caretaker Cabernet beckons you in...

Paracombe Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2018

Another absolute cracking wine from the Adelaide Hills, again with considerable maturation time in the cellar already under its belt....

Paracombe Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2021

From an Adelaide Hills vineyard planted back in 1983, the juice went to a 500-litre French oak puncheon for a...

Paracombe Adelaide Hills The Reuben 2018

Always a pleasure to see wines which have been held back for ageing before release (and worth noting that this...

Lenton Brae Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2024

White Wine - Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon

Pretty and perfumed. Herbal with its skirt worn below the knees. Lime zest. Jasmine. Fresh meadows in winter, and tiny...

Knee Deep Birdhouse Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

The Birdhouse range seem to inevitably offer terrific drinking and good value and perhaps none more so than this compelling...

Knee Deep Third Rule Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon

The final blend for the estate’s prestige Cabernet release is a barrel selection, after spending fifteen months in French oak....

Knee Deep Third Rule Chardonnay 2023

The estate’s prestige Chardonnay is an absolute cracker, even for Margaret River. The fruit, after overnight settling, was racked to...

Knee Deep Birdhouse Chardonnay 2023

Thoroughly appealing Margaret River Chardonnay, the fruit here was fermented in a mix of stainless steel (30%) and French oak,...

Knee Deep Birdhouse Shiraz 2022

Such an underrated style, Margaret River Shiraz, and usually great buying. This one certainly is. The team split the fruit...

Bethany First Village GSM 2023

The various parcels here, in this famous blend, were kept separate for fermentation, which was with whole berries, and a...

Bethany First Village Barossa Valley Grenache 2023

Red Wine - Grenache

Long gone are the days when the mere mention of Grenache on a label was toxic to winelovers. Today, Grenache,...

Bethany First Village Eden Valley Riesling 2024

White Wine - Riesling

Excellent Eden Valley Riesling from a top-notch vintage at a good price. A pale lemon hue, this is all bright...

Lenton Brae In Good Hands Rosé 2024

Peachy-salmon-pastel-pink in colour. If it had cheeks, I would squeeze them. It smells of mandarin, ripe peach, and watermelon; all...

Richard Hamilton The Surgeon Shiraz 2022

What a thoroughly beautiful, elegant and refined McLaren Vale Shiraz. Perfumed aromas of red fruit and violets with complex floral...

Richard Hamilton Les Collines Pinot Gris 2024

A Pinot Gris from the Adelaide Hills that’s been made in a drier finer style more closely aligned to Grigio,...

Richard Hamilton La Valle Fiano 2024